The distribution of carotid endarterectomy procedures among surgeons and hospitals in New York state: Is regionalization of specialized vascular care occurring?

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1146-1153

  Matsen, Susanna L ^a   Perler, Bruce A ^a,b   Brown Jr , Philip M ^a   Roseborough, Glen S ^a   Williams, G Melville ^a   Shah, Dhiraj M ^c   Ricotta, John J ^c   Brener, Bruce J ^c   Fox, David ^c   Ascher, Enrico ^c   Dardik, Alan ^c   Max, Christopher ^c  

^a Division of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037000590     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.129637     Document Type: Article

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